Chairman Person ˈtʃeəmən ˈtʃermən Charge Company Meeting Noun
This flashcard defines "chairman" as the head of an organization, committee, or company, and as the person who presides over a meeting. It also highlights the alternative, gender-neutral terms "chairperson" or "chair."
This flashcard defines "chairman" as the head of a committee, organization, or company, and also as the person in charge of a meeting or debate who controls the speaking order. It notes that "chairperson" or "chair" are often used instead to avoid gender implication.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](委员会、组织机构的)主席;(公司)总裁 The chairman of a committee, organization, or company is the head of it.
[oft with poss]
Glyn Ford is chairman of the Committee which produced the report...
格林·福特是提交这份报告的委员会的主席。
I had done business with the company's chairman.
我和那家公司的总裁有过生意往来。
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[N-COUNT; N-VOC 可数名词;称呼名词](会议、辩论的)主持人,主席 The chairman of a meeting or debate is the person in charge, who decides when each person is allowed to speak.
[Mr/Madam N]
The chairman declared the meeting open...
大会主席宣布会议开幕。
I hear you, Mr. Chairman.
我明白,主席先生!
Oxford
chair·man★/ˈtʃeəmən; NAmEˈtʃermən/noun(pluralchair·men/ˈtʃeəmən; NAmEˈtʃermən/)1★the person in charge of a meeting, who tells people when they can speak, etc. (会议的)主席,主持人2★the person in charge of a committee, a company, etc. (委员会的)委员长,主席;(公司等的)董事长◆the chairman of the board of governors (= of a school)校董会主席◆The chairman of the company presented the annual report.公司董事长提交了年度报告。☞note at
1someone, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting or directs the work of a committee or an organization → chairwomanchairman of Potts was appointed chairman of the education committee.deputy/vice chairman Barrett serves as vice chairman. ► Many people use chairperson or chair instead, to avoid suggesting that this person must be a man.2British English someone who is in charge of a large company or organization: the chairman of British Aerospace Williams has been chairman of the board for five years.
WDF
chairman
[ˈtʃeəmən]chairmanned, chairmanning, chairmans
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主席(79%),董事长(18%),会长(3%)
n.主席,会长;董事长
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